New cycling and walking route in Fingal gets An Bord Pleanála approval

July 28th, 2018 An Bord Pleanála’s decision to grant planning permission for a cycling and walking route between Baldoyle to Portmarnock in Co Dublin has...

Planning permission extension for gas terminal a ‘disastrous’ decision for Ireland

July 27th, 2018 The national planning authority has granted a five-year planning permission extension for a controversial project to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) to...

Man-made climate change doubled chances of ‘unprecedented’ heatwave

July 27th, 2018 Man-made climate change doubled the likelihood of the current heatwave in Ireland, new data released this morning indicates. The findings of the World...

BREAKING: Mondello Park pulls out as venue for sky lantern event next month

July 27th, 2018 Mondello Park has pulled out as the host venue for a controversial sky lantern event that was set to take place next...

Sky lantern festival set to go ahead in Kildare despite drought conditions

July 27th, 2018 An event involving the release of lit sky lanterns is set to go ahead in Co Kildare next month despite continued drought...

Government incapable of putting climate action plan in place, warn Greens

July 27th, 2018 The Green Party has criticized a lack of Government action on climate change following the release of the Climate Change Advisory Council’s critical annual...

Noble False Widow Spider found feeding on protected native lizard

July 27th, 2018 A paper published this week by Irish researchers has revealed that an invasive alien spider poses a significant threat to Ireland’s only...

Marine specialists give public insight into research on coastal environment

July 26th, 2018 Marine specialists gathered at Killiney Beach this week to give an insight into their work and raise public awareness of our coastal...

Commission urged to act over unweaned calf exports from Ireland

July 26th, 2018 Animal welfare organisations have called on the European Commission to start infringement procedures against Ireland over conditions for calves exported to mainland...

Crab shells and trees combine to create new food packaging

July 26th, 2018 American scientists have successfully developed material akin to plastic wraps using crab shells and wood pulp. Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT)...

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